The silver gilt cross was given in 1899 by Lord Rosebery, following his daughter's marriage here. In front of the High Altar is one of the Abbey's treasures. This is a marble pavement dating from 1268 ...

The keys to heavenBeneath Michelangelo’s great dome, the high altar of the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome is covered by a baldachin, a bronze canopy designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The altar is ...

In 1149, the European Crusaders, recognizing the church’s significance, re-consecrated it after conquering the Holy City and installed a new high altar. The marble altar was reportedly an ...

The fresco was painted between the late 13 th and early 14 th centuries to represent a canopy placed over the high altar. The artist transformed the apse into a tent comprising a blue and golden ...

At Wye Oak, the bar counter sits in front of the high altar, which still has large stained-glass windows and statues of kneeling angels in place over the bar itself. O’Hare said it was a ...

The High Altar in St Giles Church, Cheadle, East Staffordshire, is constructed from alabaster, and was richly carved by Thomas Roddis in keeping with the gothic style of the church. To move around ...

New research has found a church in medieval Italy whose high altar was surrounded by a vast Islamic tent. How did it get there, and what did it symbolise? Anna Moore investigates New research has ...